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THE BOUNTIES OF THE 
KINGDOM 



THE BOUNTIES OF THE 
KINGDOM 




Dedicated to my beloved Niece and Nephew 

Elizabeth Butterworth Crowell 

and 

Wm. Henry Arthur Crowell 

By 

MRS. E. E. CROWELL DUNLOP 



Home Address 

2626 University Place, N. W. 

Washington, D. C. 






Copyright 1916 

E. E. Crowell Dunlop 

Washington, D. C. 



5 1916 




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FOREWORD 



These days are termed by the Students of 
the Hidden Inner Mysteries of God to be the 
days of the Spiritual Springtime when we 
have with us the Son of Baha'u'llah, which 
name means the Glory or Splendour of God, 
and we have been instructed by these Students 
to look upon this Son as the Center of the 
Covenant with the Children of Men and to 
address him as Abdul Baha, Servant of God. 

The author has quoted liberally from 
the teachings of this Persian Wise One, 
Baha' u' Hah, and her part has been to design 
the costumes of the Fairies herein named after 
the characteristics and attributes of God, and 
to train them in giving forth these utterances 
according to the play which she has written. 
If this play touches the hearts of the audience 
and charms the ears of the attentive souls she 
will feel more than repaid for her efforts in 
their behalf. 

In the Service of the Cause of Humanity, 

The Author. 



CAST OF CHARACTERS 



DETEKMINATION 

COUKAGE 

PEACE 

INDUSTRY 

MIGHT 

JOY 

KNOWLEDGE 

GRANDEUR 

BEAUTY 

LIGHT 

DELIGHT 

GENTLENESS 

SWEETNESS 

TENDERNESS 

COURTESY 

YOUTH 

HONOR 

POWER 

DOMINION 

PERFECTION 



WISDOM 

UTTERANCE 

DISCRETION 

RULER OF THE KINGDOM 

SECRETARY OF STATE 

PROSPERITY 

CONTENTMENT 

WILL 

SPLENDOUR 

MERCY 

WORDS 

NAMES 

SOVERIGNTY 

SPEECH 

LOFTINESS 

GLORY 

GENEROSITY 

BENEFICENCE 

TRUTH 

TRUSTWORTHINESS 

STEADFASTNESS 



"The LORD shall be king over all the earth; In that day shall 
there be one LORD and his name one." (Zech. 14:9). "For the 
earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD 
(His Manifested Word) as the waters cover the sea." (Hab. 2:14; 
Is. 11:9). 



Xke Bounties of the Kingdom 



FOREST SCENE. 

(Fairies appear in groups of two and threes, etc.) 
(Fairies are named after the characteristics and at- 
tributes of GOD.) 



(Determination and Courage walk forward arm 
in arm, talking earnestly.) 

Determination is heard to exclaim to her com- 
panion, Courage: "What is it that is now happening 
on this Planet? Have mortals gone mad?" 

Courage responds: "Verily, it doth appear so!" 

Determination: ''We must call the Fairies to- 
gether here and now and hold a constiltation meet- 
ing. Mortals call us good Fairies. We must use our 
influence to aid them." 

Peace, coming up to them, says: "Yes, they need 
us sadly. Celestial Souls walked among us this very 
Dawn and talked and counseled with our wisest Fairies 
and told them along what lines of thought we must 
work." 

Industry approaches and says very earnestly: "I, 
too, heard the conversation of our Elders or Wisest 
Workers, and we must consult together and visit at 
once the Leaders of the Mortals. Perchance we may 
be able to make the Leaders and Chief Ruler see us 
and impress them, so we can warn them of the danger 
to the race and to their country." 

Might: "This is not a game; this terrible devasta- 
tion now taking place on earth, which mortals call 
'war.' It is outrageous!" 

Industry: "It ruins all the crops. It interferes 
with commerce." 



Joy (dancing forward lightly and gracefully, as if 
blown by the wind) : ''Oh, oh, dear Fairies, it takes all 
the happiness away ! I can no longer make the women 
smile! Even the little children are sad and cry and 
moan, so that my feet will no longer keep pace with 
my gladness and lightness of heart." 

All together: "We will speak to Knowledge. 
She will preside at our consultation meeting." 

(The Fairies Determination, Courage, Peace, 
Industry, Might and Joy, all walk toward side of 
stage where are several Fairies seated on the grass in 
a circle around Knowledge, Grandeur, Beauty and 
Light; these last-named Fairies having come quietly 
on to the stage and seated themselves while the first- 
named Fairies were talking one with another.) 

(Here a group of Fairies comes upon the stage and 
joins those assembled there; these are Delight, 
Gentleness, Sweetness, Tenderness, Courtesy, 
Youth, j 

Courage addresses Knowledge: "Knowledge, you 
heard the words of the Celestial Souls this morning at 
Dawn. We all feel that a consultation meeting should 
be called." 

Determination: "Yes, here and now without de- 
lay." 

Might: "This is the day of deeds and not merely 
lip service!" 

Peace: "Our influence must be more strongly felt 
by mortals. We must exert ourselves night and day. 
This is no time for idleness and ease." 

Industry : "Indeed, my followers are depressed and 
sadly distraught. They know not what move to make 
next! We must gather to their aid." 

(Grandeur arises, then Beauty and Light, and 
their appearance is according to their names. They 
are attired as suits their stations and their names.) 

(Knowledge steps forward to center of stage and 
the afore-named Fairies follow and group themselves 
around HER.) 



Knowledge turns to Courtesy (a charming little 
Fairy page) and tells him to "Run fetch Honor, 
Power, Dominion and Perfection. We must have 
our men here as well as our women. In Fairyland 
young and old, men and women, co-operate and coun- 
sel, one with another. Truly, we never grow old, 
after all; we are immortal. We have no high nor 
low, no rich nor poor. We are all as leaves of one 
tree, waves of one ocean." 

(Here Honor, Power, Dominion and Perfection 
are seen, a stately group, approaching through the 
trees in the distance. Courtesy walks toward them 
when the Page reaches the side of Perfection this 
glorious Fairy places an arm about the shoidders of 
the bright-faced Page and listens attentively to his 
words meanzvhile faintly and pleasantly smiling) : 
"Oh, Perfection! Come^ come to our consulta- 
tion meeting. Hasten thy footsteps as Knowledge 
requires thee to be seated by her side. She bids thee 
bring with thee thy companions, and at once, as mat- 
ters of weight are requiring immediate consideration." 

Perfection turns to the group beside her and says: 
"Ye have heard the words of Courtesy. Shall we pro- 
ceed without undue delay to the aid of Knowledge?" 

Honor, Power and Dominion in unison: "Yes, 
yes !" 

(Then Perfection turns, and surrounded by 
Honor, Power and Dominion, moves forward across 
the stage to where Knowledge and the group of 
Fairies stand waiting for them.) 

(Knowledge with Grandeur, Beauty and Light, 
and the younger Fairies, Delight, Gentleness, 
Sweetness, Tenderness and Youth^ are awaiting 
their approach.) 

Courtesy says to Knowledge: "Thy mission have 
I performed. Here is Perfction and with him his 
comrades. Honor, Power and Dominion." 

(Then Courtesy falls back and into the group.) 



(The consultation meeting is held toward the cen- 
ter-front of the stage.) 

(Honor, Power and Dominion seat themselves 
about Courtesy with evident respect and deference.) 

(Grandeur, Beauty and Light seat themselves on 
the ground about the others. After these are seated, 
Delight, Gentleness, Sweetness, Tenderness and 
Youth seat themselves.) 

(Knowledge leans toward Honor and talks to her 
in a low tone inaudible to the audience but observed 
by all.) 

Knowledge (ends the conversation and waves 
a hand to Courtesy, who still stands nearby not hav- 
ing seated himself) : "Courtesy, dear lad, where are 
Wisdom and Utterance, and Discretion as well? 
Why hast thou failed to summon these wondrous 
Wise Ones? Can we have a true consultation meet- 
ing without Wisdom, Utterance and Discretion? 
Run thou, search for them in the nearby forest. If 
need be, call them from afar hither by sound of thy 
bugle. Make haste!" 

(Courtesy hastens across lawn and is seen passing 
through the trees. When lost to sight of audience a 
szveet bugle call is heard resounding clearly. Mean- 
zvhile the Fairies are waiting for these three to come. 
Delight arises and commences to dance and twirl 
on her toes and take many pretty steps, singing softly 
to herself. The other Fairies zvatch her smilingly 
zvith soft "Ohs" and "Ahs" of pleasure at some es- 
pecially well-executed step.) 

Then Youth jumps up and runs to Delight, and 
catching her tells her: "Come, Delight, stay thy 
pretty dancing feet while we take counsel, one with 
another, then perchance there may be an opportunity 
given thee to show thy fancies in this artful manner 
to these weary mortals and e'en to the Ruler of the 
Nations, should Discretion lend ear to Knowledge 
and agree with Honor, Power and Dominion that it 

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be best to visit mortals and show ourselves to them. 
So come, Delight ! See (turning half way around), 
here are Wisdom, Utterance and Discretion!" 

(Delight poses on her toes with head on one side 
while gazing roguishly at the outstretched hand of 
Youth, and when he tells her the three wise Fairies 
are close at hand, places her hand in his and drawing 
him quickly after her, nearly upsetting him, scampers 
to her seat, drawing him hastily to the grass beside 
her. He gasps with the quickness of her movements, 
and as he sinks to the grass pulls one of her curls. 
She shakes her head and curls at him, smiles, and 
they settle down to peace and quiet.) 

(Wisdom, Utterance and Discretion, coming on 
the stage, make signs of welcome to those seated and 
proclaim all together the Persian words "Ya Ali el 
Allah,'' whereupon all the Fairies instantly arise and 
how their heads together in deep reverence and say 
in return, "Ya Ali el Allah!'' Then all are seated and 
Knowledge says to them thus assembled) : 

"It is indeed a great joy to us of this Fairy King- 
dom that the Celestial Souls have decreed that we 
have these consultation meetings, and after due delib- 
eration act with one accord and as one soul." 

Turning to Utterance, she continues: "We have 
gathered here to confer one with another in order 
that we may decide if it is best to go and make our- 
selves visible to the mortals. Perchance we may be 
able to warn them of the wrong way which some of 
their Rulers have chosen to settle their difficulties." 

Honor: "You see, Utterance, there is still an op- 
portunity to aid through our influence the mortals who 
are as yet peacefully inclined." 

Utterance: "The Celestial Soul has said to us 
may times, and it seems we must tell mortals now 
that His command is — 'O Son of Man ! Neglect not 
My Laws if thou lovest My Beauty, and forget not 
My Counsels if thou art hopeful to attain My Will.' " 

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Light (an exquisitely lovely, radiant Fairy): "If 
they could retire from thoughts of their earthly af- 
fairs to consider they would find that naught is there 
of value but the best things, such as wisdom, knowl- 
edge, justice, mercy, generosity, beauty, power and 
love." 

(Here all the Fairies smile and beam and chant 
softly as one person, "Ya Ali el Allah.") 

Grandeur: "Mortals have yet to learn that the 
sincere heart turns itself toward the Source of these 
things of worth, and learns to trust the Giver of 
them. Then there is no discord, only harmony." 

Power, turning to Discretion : "What sayeth thou ? 
We await thy word." 

(Discretion looks at Power intently, then at 
Knowledge, the chairman of the consultation meet- 
ing. Bowing to Knowledge deferentially he says:) 

"The language of kindness is the lodestone of hearts 
and the food of the soul; it stands in the relation of 
ideas to words and is an horizon for the shining of 
the sun of Wisdom and Knowledge. So we have 
been taught by the Celestial Soul." 

Wisdom : "We will go then and appear to the 
Ruler of the Nation and proclaim that 'the heaven 
of Divine Wisdom is illumined and shining with two 
orbs — Consultation and Kindness.' " 

Beauty: "Consort with all the (people of) re- 
ligions with joy and fragrance, and then the cause of 
foreignness, discord and disunion will be forever re- 
moved." 

Knowledge arises — all the Fairies arise: "Fairies 
all! You have heard these words of wise counsel 
from Honor, Utterance and Light. Grandeur and 
Power, Discretion and Wisdom, too, have had their 
say. Beauty, here, has made the way appear simple. 
Then go we shall, make ourselves visible, and speak 
unto the Ruler of the Nation even as we have been 
taught by our beloved Celestial Soul." 

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(Knowledge extends both hands as in a benedic- 
tion and all the sweet young Fairies chant in unison 
with exquisite harmony, ''Ya Ali el Allah T) 

(Fairies gracefully, gradually retire into the woods 
on all sides of the stage, chanting softly as they with- 
drazv.) 



(The curtain descends. Orchestra plays heavenly 
music, suitable to Fairyland — light, graceful, haunt- 
ingly sweet. "Gluck's Melody.'') 



SECOND SCENE. 

(Garden or grass plot. Trees form the background, 
flowers about the sides of the stage, flowering bushes 
such as lilacs^ etc.) 

(A wicker chair stands beside a table, another chair 
near by it — a low stool. A magazine or two lie on 
the table, also a newspaper. A bowl of flowers on 
the table. A large, clump of lilac bushes blooming to 
the left of stage.) 



(The Ruler of the Kingdom — must look like 
President Wilson, of the U. S. of A. — is found seated 
in the chair nearest the table. He lays down the news- 
paper which he is seen to be holding when the curtain 
goes up; he sighs, starts to rise, but in turning his head 
sees a Fairy peeping at him through lilac bushes not 
far from him, on the edge of the stage, to his left.) 

Ruler of the Nation : "Do my eyes play me false ? 
As I live^ there is a Fairy!" 

(He leans back in his chair and gazes and gazes at 
the Fairy. This Fairy is Courage, and gradually 
Courage comes slowly out from behind the bushes 
and marches bravely up to the Ruler of the Nation 
of mortals.) 

Courage: "You are good and kind and you love 
Peace. Would you also like to behold the Fairy whom 

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we call Peace? Since you have had clear vision suf- 
ficient to see me your heart is pure, and you 'desire 
but the good of the nations/ " 

(Leaning forward and speaking in a manner which 
denotes surprise, astonishment and pleasure comingled, 
the Ruler of the Kingdom speaks gently and quietly, 
for he has trained himself to have remarkable self- 
control.) 

"Oh, indeed, yes! What a pleasure to see your 
Fairy, Peace. We mortals have had no peace for 
eight months, and so far as we can see there is none 
in view as yet. Ah, it would be restful to the mind 
to behold Peace, even in Fairy form. Mayhap, she 
may inspire me. And what, may I ask, is your name, 
good Fairy?" 

Courage: "I am Courage. I have to have an iron 
will and never falter, no matter where our Fairy 
Queen may send me." 

Ruler: "It might have occurred to me your name 
was Courage. How slowly my mind works! It is 
wearniness that oppresses me. Weariness of soul and 
spirit. These are such trying times ! You Fairies 
know not the cares that harass and depress the minds 
of men, especially Rulers who are ever in the fore- 
ground of daily occurrences here on our Planet." 

Courage: "Indeed we do know! We are good 
Fairies, and we are taught by the Celestial Souls from 
Heavenly Spheres beyond the Realms of Earth, where 
Doubt and Fear are no more. You are weary. Peace 
shall come and bring an attendant band of Fairies." 

(Courage waves a hand and from all sides spring 
forth lightly, gracefully, noiselessly the little Fairies 
led by Joy and Delight, follozved closely by Gentle- 
ness, Sweetness, Tenderness, Courtesy, Youth, 
then a groiup, moving immediately behind from the 
trees (middle stage) , comprising Peace, leading Pros- 
perity, Industry and Contentment, then Deter- 
mination, Will and Might; a second group moves 



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forward from the right (a moment later), composed 

of Light, leading Grandeur, Beauty, Knowledge 

and Perfection, with Splendor, Mercy, Words, 

Names, Power, Sovereignty, Speech, Loftiness, 

while Honor (beautiful to behold), stately and calm, 

moves singly and alone behind the second group.) 

Joy and Delight lead 

Gentleness, Sweetness, Tenderness, Courtesy, 

Youth 

. followed by 

Peace 

leading Prosperity, Industry and Contentment 

then 
Determination, Will and Might. 
Second Group led by 
Light 
Grandeur, Beauty, Knowledge, Perfection, Splen- 
dor, Mercy, Words, Names, Power, Sov- 
ereignty, Speech and Loftiness 
then comes alone 
Honor. 
(The Ruler of the Nation is filled with wonder 
and forgets his cares in the startling beauty of what 
he beholds. His form relaxes. He arises and ex- 
tends a hand (each) to Joy and Delight.) 

These tzvo dainty Fairies exclaim together: "Y'ou 
tell us you are weary. May we dance for you before 
Peace unfolds to you for your consideration our 
message?" 

(The Ruler of the Nation smiles with pleasure 
and bows.) 

Courtesy (steps forward and with beautiful man- 
ner directs the Ruler to be seated and at his ease): 
"Relax thyself in thy chair, O Ruler! Be ye at 
rest! Thou art weary, we v/ill dance for thee and 
mayhap our pretty fancies as expressed by our trip- 
ping feet may charm away thy weariness and bring 
to thy fagged mind the needed repose; thus thy 

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mind at ease, thy body will relax and thy spirit find 
comfort and rest." 

(Music plays. Joy and Delight with Youth and 
Courtesy lead out in a quaint minuet after which 
Gentleness, Sweetness and Tenderness give an 
exhibition of truly lovely dancing. When the danc- 
ing has ceasedj the Ruler first notices that the danc- 
ing Fairies are attired like flowers: 

Gentleness as a lily (white). 

Sweetness as a rose (pink). 

Tenderness as a hyacinth (lavender) . 

Courtesy in Elizabeth blue (formerly called 
Belgian blue). 

Youth as a daffodil (yellow and green). 
(These Fairies, after dancing, sink softly to the 
ground, breathless, about the Ruler's feet, presenting 
a picture of beauty and loveliness, fair to behold.) 

(Peace then advances and holds out toward the 
Ruler where he is seated at his ease too charmed to 
care to move,, too pleased to speak, a long palm branch 
and proclaims:) 

"Knowledge is divided into two kinds — divine 
knowledge and satanic knowledge. One appears from 
the inspiration of the Ideal King; the other emanates 
from the imaginations of darkened souls. The 
teacher of one is the Exalted God, and the teacher of 
the other is sensual suggestion. The explanation of 
one is: 'Fear God, and God will teach you;' and the 
definition of the other is : 'Knowledge is the greatest 
veil.' The fruits of one tree are patience, longing, 
wisdom and love; the fruits of the other are pride, 
vainglory and conceit. No scent of these obscure 
learnings, the darkness of which hath encompassed all 
regions, is inhaled from what the Masters of Utter- 
ance have explained concerning the meaning of 
Knowledge. The only fruit of this tree is injustice 
and iniquity, and it yieldeth no crop but malice and 
hatred. Its fruit is a deadly poison and its shadow 
is a destructive fire." 

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Will speaks next (advancing as Peace retires): 
"Knowledge is one of the greatest benefits of God. 
To acquire knowledge is incumbent on all. In this 
day the mysteries of this earth are unfolded and vis- 
ible before the eyes, and the pages of swiftly appear- 
ing nezvspapers are indeed the mirror of the world; 
they display the doings and actions of the different 
nations." 

Continuing, Will says: "Do not consider that we 
have revealed unto you ordinances, but rather that 
we have opened the seal of the sealed wine with the 
fingers of might and power." 

Determination: "O people of the earth! The 
Day of Victory hath come, and the Speaker of the 
Mount hath appeared with signs, the like of which 
could not be produced by whosoever is in the heaven 
and earth. We have forbidden any to work sedition 
and strife, and ordain that victory be gained only 
through commemoration and explanation. Thus hath 
the matter been decreed from before the Merciful in 
His evident and clear Book." 

Might: "O people of Balia! (Glory.) Subdue the 
cities of the hearts by the sword of wisdom and 
demonstration; those who argue in accord with their 
own desire and wish, they are in obvious wrong. 
Say, the sword of wisdom is hotter than the summer 
and sharper than the sword of iron, if ye are of 
those who know ; draw out that sword in my Name and 
Power; then invade with it the cities of the hearts 
of those who are fortifying themselves in the fortress 
of Desire." 

Contentment: "Every one who desireth victory 
must first subdue the city of his own heart with the 
sword of spiritual truth and of the word, and must 
protect it from remembering aught beside God ; after- 
ward let him turn his regard toward the cities of 
(others') hearts. This is what is meant by Vic- 
tory'!" 

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Prosperity: "Knowledge is like unto wings for 
the being (of man), and is a ladder for ascending. 
To acquire knowledge is incumbent on all, but of those 
sciences which may profit the people of the earth, and 
not such sciences as begin in mere words and end in 
mere zvords. The possessors of sciences and arts of 
man have a great right among the people of the 
world. Indeed, the real treasury of man is his knowl- 
edge. Knowledge is the means of honor, prosperity, 
joy, gladness, happiness and exultation." 

Industry: "It is incumbent upon every one of you 
to engage in some one occupation, such as arts, trades 
and the like. We have made this your occupation, 
identical with the worship of God, the True One. Re- 
flect, O people, upon the mercy of God and upon His 
favors; then thank Him in mornings and evenings. 
Waste not your time in idleness and indolence, and 
occupy yourselves with that which will profit your- 
selves and others beside yourself. Thus hath the mat- 
ter been decreed in this Tablet from the Horizon 
from which the Sun of Wisdom and Divine Utter- 
ance is gleaming." 

Light: "O people of Baha! (Glory). The re- 
flective faculty (or the mind) is the depository of 
crafts, arts and sciences. Exert yourselves, so that 
the gems of knowledge and wisdom may proceed from 
this ideal mine and conduce to the tranquility and 
union of the different nations of the world." 

Grandeur: "The people of wealth and men of 
honor and power must have the best possible regard 
for the respect of Religion. Religion is a manifest 
light and a strong fortress for the protection and 
tranquility of the people of the world. For the fear 
of God commands people to do that which is just and 
forbids them that which is evil. If the lamp of Re- 
ligion remain concealed, agitation and anarchy would 
prevail, and the orb of justice and equity and the 
sun of peace and tranquility would be withheld from 

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giving light. Every man of discernment testifieth to 
that which is (here) mentioned." 

Utterance: ''Against the sword may the Word 
arise; against fierceness, patience; in the place of op- 
pression, submission, and at the time of martyrdom, 
resignation." 

Words : ''The righteous have always^ through good 
words, taken possession of the gardens of existence." 

Sovereignty: "The tent of the order of the world 
is hoisted and established on two pillars — Reward 
and Retribution." 

Perfection : "Verily, the Spirit of Truth hath come 
to guide you into all Truth. Verily, He speaketh 
not unto, you from himself ; nay^, but rather from be- 
fore the All-knowing, the Wise. Say, He is the One 
Whom the Son hath glorified and hath upraised His 
Command! Abandon that which is before you, O 
people of the earthy and take that which is com- 
manded you from before the Powerful, the Faithful. 
Purify your ears and turn your minds to hear the 
sweet Call which hath arisen from the direction of 
Sinai, the abode of your Most Glorious (Abha) Lord, 
Verily, He attracteth you unto a station wherein you 
will behold the Lights of the Face, which have shone 
forth from this brilliant Horizon." 

Speech : "O people, the Door of Heaven was 
opened, and the One who hath ascended thereunto is 
come again, crying throughout the land and sea, and 
preaching to all of this Manifestation, whereon the 
Tongue of Greatness hath uttered : 'The Promise hath 
come, and this is the Promised One.' Be firm so that 
nothing of the concerns of this world cause thee to 
slip ; take the cup of straightforwardness in the Name 
of the Possessor of creation and drink thereof with 
the permission of God, the King of the Kingdom." 

Splendor : "O ye wise men among nations ! Turn 
your eyes away from foreignness and gaze unto One- 
ness ; hold fast unto the means which conduce to 
tranquility and security of the people of the whole 

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world. This span-wide world is but one native land 
and one locality. Abandon that glory which is the 
cause of discord, and turn unto that which promotes 
harmony. To the people of Baha, glory is in knowl- 
edge, good morals and wisdom — not in native land or 
station. O people of the earth, appreciate the worth 
of this Heavenly Word, for it is like unto a ship for 
the sea of Knowledge, and is as the sun to the uni- 
verse of Perception." 

Loftiness: "Let not a man glory in this, that he 
loves his country; let him glory in this, that he loves 
his kind." 

Mercy: "O ye rich people! When ye see a poor 
man do not grow proud and haughty and despise him, 
but think from what ye were created, for each one 
was created from despised water. Be truthful, 
whereby your temples will be decorated, your names 
elevated and your positions exalted among the people, 
and you will have before God, the Truth, a great 
reward." 

Beauty : "The creatures were created through love ; 
all are commanded to live in friendship and unity. 
Now look to this carefully, and mention this blessed 
Word which hath shone forth from the horizon of 
the mouth of the King of Unity. Do not allow the 
opportunity to fall from your grasp, and spend not 
your time uselessly. I declare by the Ocean of the 
Godly Knowledge that a moment in these days is 
more excellent than past centuries and ages; to this 
beareth witness your Lord, the Chooser, in the Gen- 
erous Station." 

Names: "Verily, he who doth not move by the 
Breath of God in His Day, he is indeed dead before 
God, the King of Names and Attributes. Arise from 
the graves of lusts and advance to the Kingdom of 
your Lord, the Ruler of the throne and the earth, 
that ye may see that which was promised unto you 
on the part of your Lord, the All-knowing. Do ye 

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imagine that ye will be profited by what ye have? 
It will be possessed by some one in your stead, and 
ye shall return to the dust without finding any one to 
succor or help. Of what use is a life that is ruled by 
death, or a duration which vanisheth, or a grace that 
changeth? Set aside what ye have and advance to 
the Bounty of God, which hath been revealed in this 
Wonderful Name." 

Perfection: "Be generous when in affluence and 
grateful when thou art poor. Be faithful to the 
rights of others. Let thy face be bright and open, 
and be a treasure to the poor and needy. Be an ad- 
monisher to the rich, and an answer to those who 
call thee. Fulfill the promise thou givest, and in all 
matters be just and equitable. Be silent among mul- 
titudes of men, and upright in giving decisions. Be 
humble toward men, be a lamp in darkness, a com- 
forter in troubles, a sea to the thirsty, a refuge to the 
afflicted, a helper, assistant and succor to the op- 
pressed." 

Power: "O my friends! Hearken unto the advice 
of one who exhorteth you sincerely for the sake of 
God. Verily, He hath created you and manifested 
unto you that v/hich will elevate you, profit you and 
make known unto you His Right Path and Great 
Message. In truth. Piety is the first leader among 
the armies of the Lord, and its hosts are pleasing 
morals and pure deeds. By these are the cities of 
hearts and minds conquered in all ages and centuries, 
and the standards of victory and triumph are planted 
on the loftiest places." 

Knowledge : "As we have been instructed long ere 
this, O Ruler of the Nations, by Daniel who indi- 
cated 'an hour upon the clock of time' in the future 
history of the Persian Kingdom — Tor behold, I cre- 
ate new heavens and a new earth, and the former 
shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.' O 
thou, my friend, I declare in Truth that if thou dost 
ponder over these statements thou wilt find doors of 



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Divine Wisdom and portals of Infinite Knowledge 
opened before thy face. The outward is the expres- 
sion of the inward; the earth is the mirror of the 
Kingdom; the material world corresponds to the 
spiritual world." 

(These Fairies retire and the little or younger 
Fairies arise from the grass at the feet of the Ruler 
and chant in unison, ''Ya All el Allah T) 

Honor advances and ^proclaims: ''All that is in the 
heavens and earth shows forth the Divine Names and 
Attributes until the traces of the splendor of that Sun 
of Truth are manifest and evident in every atom; so 
that, without the appearance of this splendor, noth- 
ing can be honored with this robe of life nor attain to 
existence in the phenomenal world. What suns of 
knowledge are concealed in an atom ! What oceans 
of wisdom are hidden in a drop ! Among the beings 
man is especially assigned to these robes and chosen 
for this dignity, for all the Divine Names and Attri- 
butes are manifest and evident in human appearances 
in the most perfect and excellent manner. All of 
these Names and Attributes have reference to man. 
Everything glorifieth God and praiseth Him. Some 
among them know God and mention Him ; some men- 
tion Him and do not know Him. All things express 
the Divine Names and Attributes. Each, in propor- 
tion to its capacity, indicates and points to the Divine 
Knowledge, until the appearances of (His) Attributes 
and Names have encompassed all the seen and un- 
seen." 

Light : "Shouldst thou drink the pure wine of Life 
from the cups of the Words of thy Lord, the Mer- 
ciful, thou shalt attain to a station whereby thou wilt 
cut thyself from that which thou hast and cry in My 
Name among the inhabitants of the world. Wash 
thyself with the water of devotion for the sake of 
this celebration, which hath shone forth from the 
horizon of creation; verily, it shall purify thee from 
the dust of the world." 

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Youth : ''Man, the most noble and perfect of the 
creatures, is a mightier evidence and greater expres- 
sion than the other visible things. The most perfect, 
superior and excellent of men are the Manifestations 
of the Sun of Truth. These Holy Temples are the 
Eternal Primal Mirrors which express the Invisible of 
the Invisibles and all His Names and Attributes, such 
as Knowledge, Power, Dominion, Grandeur, Mercy, 
Wisdom, Glory, Generosity and Beneficence." 

Perfection : ''Man is said to be the greatest repre- 
sentative of God, and he is the 'Book of Creation' be- 
cause all the mysteries of being exist in him. If he 
comes under the shadow of the True Educator and is 
highly trained, he becomes the essence of essences, 
the light of lights, the spirit of spirits ; he becomes 
the center of the divine appearances, the source of 
spiritual qualities, the rising-place of heavenly lights, 
and the receptacle of divine inspirations." 

Loftiness: "O Ruler, one must have an ideal to- 
wards which one may continually strive, as Perfec- 
tion has stated: 'if he comes under the shadow of 
the True Educator and is highly trained, he becomes 
. . . the center of the divine appearances . . . 
and the receptacle of divine inspirations." 

Ruler: "Then your idea in visiting me in this de- 
lightful manner and refreshing my ears with words 
of such sublime import is to charm away all sounds 
of discord and war which resound to us here in 
America from the European Nations, and to present 
to my mind these ideals in order that I may keep my 
thoughts centered on them and strive to use my in- 
fluence as Ruler to further their fulfillment?" 

All say at once: "YES!" 

Sovereignty: "The day is fast approaching when 
the Hague tribunal will have grown into a Universal 
House of Justice, and in each city there will be a 
House of Justice composed of nineteen men, chosen 
by the men and the women for their character, their 

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wisdom and sagacity, not for wealth nor social posi- 
tion. In the smaller communities these Houses of 
Justice will be composed of nine members." 
Ruler: "I see — sort of spiritualized socialism." 
Might: "You may so state if it pleases you." 
Ruler (sits erect in his chair with shining eyes 
and interested face): "Fairies, these are indeed sub- 
lime thoughts which you propound to me, but knew 
you the people whom I am supposed to guide and 
counsel you would realize that they have not reached 
this ideal state of mind. To be plain with you, you 
are taking over their heads !" 

Knowledge : "All things are related to other things 
in a fixed manner; nothing is independent or self- 
subsistent, but all are under the over-ruling law which 
expresses itself in each according to its needs and for 
its highest development. Even the laws of decay and 
disintegration are for an evolution to higher uses, as 
the rock must be ground to dust before its nobler 
values may appear in the rose and grape. Man sees 
these laws of physical life working and expressing in 
all below and around him, even in his own body and 
mind ; he also perceives that knowledge enables him 
to grow in wisdom and power. As the government 
of each kingdom is such that it promotes its best 
condition, so must there not be laws for man, which 
shall direct him to his highest possible destiny. The 
same Divine Wisdom which cares for the lily and 
the grass of the field to bring them to their fulness 
of use and beauty must surely provide for the exalta- 
tion of humanity to its perfection, and this is above 
and beyond the realm of ordinary human faculties." 

Ruler: "And all disputed points as to the right 
procedure in cases concerning the public welfare will 
be brought before these Houses of Justice, I sup- 
pose." 

Might: "Yes. Also the education of children who 
are orphans, or whose parents are unable to provide 

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for them the proper education, will be attended to ; for 
all estates where there are no heirs will be left to the 
House of Justice to administer for the public weal." 

Power: *'The House of Justice is a general assem- 
bly of consultation, and the Universal House of Jus- 
tice eventually will be composed of representatives 
from all parts of the world." 

Peace : "A universal language we favor as a means 
of bringing people together in unity, harmony and 
accord." 

Industry: "On the occasion of this our first visit 
to you, O Ruler, we can but touch upon the points 
most interesting to mortals ; the wisdom of the Celes- 
tial Souls as taught to us as Fairies in order that we 
may guard and guide you is too vast and too far- 
reaching to elucidate in one meeting. We come again 
unto you. All these wars must be abolished; they 
must cease. All men should be free to believe as 
they wish, but all are urged to unite in faith and to 
lay aside the prejudices and superstitions of past ages. 
International arbitration should be able to settle in- 
ternational questions under dispute." 

Ruler: "Should be — oh, yes! But the peoples of 
the European countries are afraid of one another's 
power. Like wild animals they fight for what? 
Often I ask myself since this conflict, for what?" 

Peace: "Alas! Alas! For what? In this day the 
creeds and dogmas have lost their power o'er the 
hearts of men." 

Industry: ^No. Common interests or commerce 
and modern methods of business have drawn men into 
closer unity, although modern methods of conducting 
business may seem to be cut-throat methods." 

Might : "The mechanical part of commerce, or the 
means by which commerce and labor are carried on 
have evolved to such a high degree of perfection that 
the very business interests they serve make it expedi- 
ent to have peace. Commerce, nowadays, is from 
one side of the world to the other. It is not just 

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trading with one's neighbor, as in olden times! And 
what used to be considered luxuries are now con- 
sidered absolute necessities." 

Ruler: "What is it you desire of me? Be frank 
with me, good Fairies !" 

Knowledge: "You believe in prayer. Through 
prayer the soul learns to aspire or to come into har- 
mony with the higher spiritual forces. Thus illumina- 
tion is made possible and inspiration can descend upon 
one. Such Rulers are needed in these trying times. 
This planet is passing through its transition period. 
It is the end of a Great Cycle and the early days of 
another Cycle of time." 

Ruler: "So you feel I pray, do you, Fairies, and 
you have come to warn me to 'watch and pray'? Is 
that the idea?" 

Younger Fairies proclaim all in unison: "Our time is 
short, we must away. We cannot here much longer 
stay. Mark well our words, keep hope on high, let 
honor be your watchword. Ere long you'll see why 
Fairies came to cheer your path and make your fame 
more sure. 

"Firm your foundations build; by wise counsel 
guide; uphold your Nation 

"That it may be a bright and shining light, 
In order that its brilliance may ignite 
A lasting flame in the hearts of men 
To attain to like station when " 

Joy and Delight, dancing forward hand in hand 
proclaim together: 
"Away, away, we Fairies must go, 

No longer may we linger here below. 

Our land is real, though to mortals unknown, 

And now we must fly away, fly away home !" 

Courtesy, coming forward, entreatingly says: 
"Oh, mind not these Fairies, O Ruler, strong, 

Their souls e'er reflect a heavenly song. 

Their lives are so pure, their hearts entirely free, 

Severed from EARTH thoughts indeed are they." 

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Beauty: "Oh, come now dear Fairies, away we 
must go — 
We like not this land so full of woe. 
This garden is peaceful, this Ruler is 

is kind. 
But cries of distress I hear from afar, 
The planet is rent with the agonies of 
war!" 
Ruler of the Nation : ''Oh, wait, ere you leave 
me! I must send for my Secretary of State. He 
must see you and be inspired — his courage renewed 
by your broad and comprehensive views and your 
noble ideas toward the betterment of the Human 
Race." 

(Just then three gloriously beautiful Fairies are 
seen coming onto the stage and the Fairies gathered 
about the Ruler turn to greet them. These Fairies 
are Glory, Generosity and Beneficence.) 

Glory: "If the spiritual and divine eye of man be 
opened, he will see that nothing exists without the 
appearance of the splendor of that Ideal King. For 
thou dost perceive that all contingent and created 
things express the manifestation and emanation of that 
Ideal Light, and dost behold the doors of the Divine 
Paradise (Rizwan) opened in all things for seekers 
to enter the cities of Intelligence and Wisdom, and 
attained ones to pass into the gardens of Knowledge 
and Power. In every garden the bride of significances 
is seen seated in the chambers of words with full 
adornment and grace." 

Beneficence: "We exhort them (mankind) to 
equity, justice, trustworthiness and honesty and to 
that by reason of which the Word of God, as well as 
their own stations, shall be exalted among men; and 
I am the One who adviseth in Truth, whereunto testi- 
fieth He from whose Pen the running water of Mercy 
and from whose Utterance the Fountain of Life hath 
flowed for the people of the world. Exalted is this 

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Most Great Bounty and glorious is this manifest 
Gift!" 

Generosity: "God manifested Himself to teach the 
people truth, sincerity, religion, faith, submission, 
reconciliation, compassion, courtesy, prudence and 
piety, and to adorn themselves with the garments of 
good qualities and holy deeds. Say, O people, be 
merciful and do not desecrate the holy ordinances of 
God with your impure suppositions, evil thoughts and 
delusions. We ask God to lead all people to the Truth, 
to assist them that they may return to him, and to 
strengthen them to serve his Cause, to spread His 
Words and to act according to the Ordinances of 
their Ancient Master." 

(Just then a man who looks like Mr. William Jen- 
nings Bryan is seen coming across the lazvn from, the 
background of trees, and seeing the Ruler sur- 
rounded by this radiant and beautiful host of crea- 
tures from an unseen realm (fairyland) he hesitates 
and almost stops; but Courtesy runs forward and 
Truth and Trustworthiness advance toward him 
with shining faces and outstretched hands, and so Sec- 
retary OF State comes on and up to the Ruler and 
grasps his hand, retaining it a moment, with a straight, 
clear look into the Ruler's eyes.) 

(Trustworthiness steps out before the Secretary 
OF State and the Ruler and says:) 

'Tn the future. Oh Counselor Wise and Good, the 
States will need no warships, for we will have the 
International Police Boats." 

(Secretary of State looks surprised. Trust- 
worthiness waves a hand as for silence and con- 
tinues:) 

"This sounds dogmatic to your ears, but we, as 
Fairies, speak but for your good and enlightenment 
as to the future. You who guide the Nation's des- 
tiny need but a few words suggestive of the Path 
marked out for the Nation by the Celestial Souls. You 
know them not ! Veils of flesh blind your eyes. We 

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know them well. You must become as a little child, 
pure of heart, and then you will see with clear and 
true vision. Hence we have come to you." 

Light: ''You see our lives are pure and our minds 
are free from earthly thoughts, and hence our spiritual 
vision is such that in the clear mirrors of our hearts 
we can reflect the sublime ideals which our Teachers 
make known to us." 

Determination and Courage step forward: "At 
our consultation meeting we decided to come to this 
Ruler kind and illumine his mind." 
Joy: "Weary was he. This we did see. 
So we sang and we danced 
And his eyes did entrance." 
Grandeur: ''You two prepare the way for a New 
Day. 
The Powers that be have Work for 
, you." 
Courtesy: "But now away, away! 

Enough we've said to-day. 
Another time we'll come 
To this Ruler's Home." 
Peace: "To charm you we have tried, 

A thought or two we leave behind 
To germinate within your mind." 
(Music is heard, sweet and clear. The Fairies all lift 
their heads and looks of reverence and joy spread over 
their shining faces. Then through the trees comes a 
Celestial Soul. All the Fairies turn and with wrapt, 
heavenly expressions slowly, very slowly, move to- 
ward the Celestial Soul, while the music becomes 
more and more entrancing.) 

(The Celestial Soul, dressed in purest white and 
in flowing robes of Oriental style, head bound in white 
turban, as in Orient, with radiant face, stops, stands 
just within the circle of trees on the edge of the lawn 
— a picture of power and grandeur, force and 
strength.) 



(Ruler of the Kingdom gazes steadily at the 
Celestial Soul in rear of stage and Secretary of 
State stands by him, also gazing intently at the Celes- 
tial Soul.) 

(The Fairies all retire and group themselves about 
the Celestial Soul, Light on one side. Honor on 
the other, Steadfastness and Truth each kneel on 
one knee, side face to the audience (profile) and gaze 
up into the face of the Radiant Being ; all the younger 
Fairies assume graceful, reverent poses. Soft, 
heavenly music — harps and violins. An exquisitely 
clear, high soprano sings behind the scenes a suitable 
song as the lights are thrown on the tableaux, and 
the curtain is slowly lowered.) 

(Just before the citrtain is lowered the Celestial 
Soul stretches forth His hands toward the Ruler 
and Secretary of State over the heads of the pos- 
ing Fairies and proclaims:) 

"The language of kindness is the lodestone of hearts 
and the food of the soul; it stands in the relation of 
ideas to words and is an horizon for the shining of 
the sun of Wisdom and Knowledge. The learned 
who practice (their knowledge) and the wise who act 
justly, they are as the spirit to the body of -the world. 
Well is it with that learned man whose head is adorned 
with the crown of justice and whose body glorieth in 
the ornament of honesty. The righteous have always, 
through good words, taken possession of the gardens 
of existence. We desire but the good of the world 
and the happiness of the nations ; that all nations shall 
become one in faith and all men as brothers ; that 
the bonds of affection and unity between the sons of 
men shall be strengthened; that diversity of religion 
shall cease and differences of race be annulled. So 
it shall be; these fruitless strifes, these ruinous wars 
shall pass away, and the 'Most Great Peace' shall 
come. These strifes and this bloodshed and discord 
must cease, and all men be as one kindred and one 
family." 

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(All the Fairies chant in union, clearly and sweetly, 
with great depth of feeling: ''Ya Ali el Allah! Ya 
Ali el Allah! Ya Ali el Allah!'') 

(These words mean ''Oh, Thou High One Who art 
the Most High!") 

Curtain. 



(The Author has taken the liberty of quoting from 
the words of Baha'u'llah, a Persian teacher and edu- 
cator. ) 



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The Bahal teaching Is that when, in the ending- of a great cycle 
of dispensations and the beginning of another, there is an Universal 
Manifestation of the Will of God, the changes In all things are so 
great, the new condition so advanced, that the old becomes for- 
gotten and no trace of it remains. Although it is believed that man 
has existed on earth for immense periods of time, yet there Is no 
record of him previous to Adam, about 7,000 years ago. That was 
the time of the beginning of this great week of thousands of years 
now ending and passing in its turn into the Lethe of forgetfulness. 
Its Sabbath, its final day of peace and rest, has already dawned. 

The recurrence of cycles of spiritual light and darkness is as 
well established as the succession of days and nights. When the 
night of troubles and doubts becom.es dense, when faith is danger- 
6usly shaken, another dawn of glorious revelation of God's Word 
and Will appears above the Eastern Horizon. This has been the 
history of mankind from the beginning, and history is now repeating 
itself. Toward the end of the Eighteenth Century and in the 
Nineteenth the world was in deep spiritual darkness. We see the 
effects of that condition In the fierce greed of men and nations, their 
oppression over the weak, their craftiness, diplomacy, fear and 
reliance upon the god of force. In the schools we see the academic 
result in the wide-spread materialism, the scoffing at religion and 
spiritual ideas, the exaltation of man as against God, the dethrone- 
ment of God from participation In the affairs of men and the doc- 
trines of man's self-sufficiency. Our great universities hesitate not 
to teach these doctrines of gross materialism and their works on 
religion are often destructive rather than constructive. 

All these are the works of darkness, but God slumbers not, 
nor sleeps. Afar off in the Orient his Sun has risen ^th healing 
in his ^ngs, his Word has again appeared through Baha'u'llah, the 
Glory of God. Even as darkness and ignorance have covered the 
earth, so this Great Light has shone forth with such brilliancy, 
power and adaptation to the needs of all men, that it is already en- 
lightening ones from every clime and religion, from Persia, Russia, 
India, Egypt, China, Germany, France, England and America, 
are welcoming its beautiful and Life-giving radiance. 



From The Bahai Revelation y by Thornton Chase, the first 
Bahai in America {page 27). 



There are forty-nine states of consciousness, but the minds of 
average men only function upon ten or twelve. There are a great 
many doors to knowledge, which we may open if we will; hut if 
we continue to think in the lower states of consciousness, and never 
rise above them in aspiration, these other doors will remain forever 
shut to us. If we always live in the cellar of our house we will 
never see God's sunlight streaming into our upper rooms. The sun 
shines, but not for us becatise we will not go where it can reach us. 

All the world's great teachers have substantially taught the 
same rules for conduct and morality. Ethics is not founded on 
police regulations nor sentiments of moralists, but is established on 
the immutable laws of nature. "Love your enemies" was one of 
the precepts taught by Jesus, and it has puzzled many of his followers 
to find the reason for the teaching. Many persons think, if they 
do not say: What sense is there in loving one's enemies.'' This 
precept has a purely scientific basis. Love is not an indefinite 
sentiment, it is something real: it is the highest and greatest dy- 
namic force on this planet, it is something we can feel on this plane 
of effects and see on the mental plane, if we are able to function on 
that plane. When pure love is sent forth from the subjective mind, 
it manifests as a constructive force, having its own particular high 
yellow rate of vibration. Anger being an emotion and proceeding 
from the subjective mind of man, vibrates at a lower rate, which is 
red. A person who hates you — an enemy — sends a red current of 
thought toward you; but if you send loving thoughts in return, you 
are projecting a yellow rate of vibration which is infinitely higher 
and more forceful than the red, and the yellow vibration deflects 
the lower vibration so that it never reaches you. 

The higher rates of vibration will protect you from harm, and 
if you live according to the ethical principles, a high quality of 
thought or vibration is attained. When we come to consider 
Spiritual Forces, we shall see how, by the control of our thoughts, 
we can \ise the cosmic force. 



"Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of 
God; but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and 
hearing they triight not understand." (Allaho Abha, Ya Baha Ul 
Abha.) 

Quoted from History and Po-^ver of Mind, pp. 142 and 143. 



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